Chrome Extensions - April 2010
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Why Mow?
Mowing the lawn, I felt like I was battling the earth rather than working it; each week it sent forth a green army and each week I beat it back with my infernal machine.
Thanks for the birthday present, Backwoods
I got a postcard in the mail yesterday from Backwoods. First I thought it was a notice about a sale coming up or something. I usually don't pay much attention to mail like that, honestly. As it turns out, my birthday is this coming Monday, and the postcard was for a free gift! An Osprey Halo LE Daypack valued at $49. I don't know about you, but I think that is a pretty awesome birthday present. And great timing because Sarah and I are planning to make an "outdoors day" out of my birthday - hiking and kayaking are involved.
Latest trip to the library
My trip to the library today brought home the following:
★ Quantum of Solace by Ian Fleming (mp3 audio)
★ Lord of the Flies by William Golding
★ The Firm by John Grisham
★ The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss (mp3 audio)
★ Switch by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
★ The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
★ Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
due on April 6th, or even in the next month if I renew some of them.
But, I do want to read more and plan to schedule time in my days and
nights to read - if I don't plan for it, then it doesn't happen.
My wife and I have good taste
I decided to browse Overstock.com the other day just to see what kind of selection of bar stools they had. I came across a really great set of 30-inch metal stools that actually came in a set of 2. I was so tempted to buy them immediately, but did my best to resist the child within, I waited and decided that I would just show Sarah, hoping that she would like them as much as I.
The next morning, I was still thinking about the barstools. So I mentioned to Sarah: "Hey, I saw these barstools on Overstock last night..."
I began describing them to her, and she told me about some that she saw also saw on a blog recently. As we were describing our finds to each other, they began to sound a lot alike. So, she got online and found the ones that she had seen. Lo and behold, they were indeed the same:
I love that we found the same thing in a completely different place and both really liked it - to the extent of wanting it pretty badly. I don't know if we'll end up purchasing, but I like the story nevertheless.
Rockstar Bagels in Austin
I decided to map out all the locations in Austin that sell Rockstar Bagels. I have not had one - yet - but my wife hears and reads that they are 'the best'.
You can also see the map at google maps, here: http://bit.ly/RsBinATX
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